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TIL Humans were the first mammals to inhabit New Zealand, 900 years ago

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5YJjp Today I learned the shamwow/slapchop guy was arrested for battery of a prostitute in 2009
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4JmJ TIL that kidney transplant is a heterotopic transplant meaning the kidney is placed in a different location than the existing kidneys as they are not removed from the body.
Ke66 TIL some ancient Greek statues were erected with money from fines of Olympic athletes who violated the rules of the games. They were intended to shame cheating athletes by including an inscription of the offender’s name.
OoQ7g TIL that McVitie's produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to prove it's a cake in order to be charged less tax as biscuits are taxed at a higher rate.